Apple TV highlights how far AI has come — and how far it has to go

If you watched, read or even heard about Apple’s big event on Wednesday, chances are you noticed that the upcoming Apple TV upgrade sounds impressive. One of its big draws is that users can search for shows and control the experience using their voice rather than relying on a remote control. This new Siri-powered voice search capability is a feature that demonstrates just how far artificial intelligence technology has come, as well as how far it has to go before it rivals the full power of the human mind. In a nutshell, the new Apple TV voice search feature looks a lot like using Amazon’s music-playing, news-reading Echo intelligent speaker—only, you know, on a TV. Viewers will be able to search for shows or movies by name or actress or…